November 2021 headlines
Keep up with November 2021’s news with our digest of daily updated headlines about the business, regulation and campaigns around UK fracking, shale, and onshore oil and gas.
Campaigners celebrate refusal of oil production consent
Opponents of oil operations in the Lincolnshire Wolds were celebrating tonight after councillors refused planning permission for long-term extraction.
Study: Emissions from 40 planned fossil fuel projects would be nearly three times as much as the UK emits in a year
New research, published within days of the start of Cop26 climate talks, reveals that 40 oil, gas and coal projects have been submitted for approval in the UK.
Officials say 15 years of oil production in Lincolnshire Wolds is in the public interest
Council planners have supported proposals for long-term oil extraction in the protected landscape of the Lincolnshire Wolds.
Initial oil production at Wressle well tops 884 bopd – Egdon
The operator of the Wressle oil well in North Lincolnshire said initial production exceeded 884 barrels of oil per day (bopd).
UK oil production increased since declaring climate emergency – new report
A new report published today shows that the UK has increased its oil and gas production since declaring a climate emergency in 2019.
Villagers stage “dirty duck race” as 1,200+ oppose Biscathorpe oil drilling
People from Donington on Bain in Lincolnshire adapted a local tradition of a duck race on a protected chalk stream to highlight concerns about nearby oil production plans.
September 2021 headlines
Keep up with September 2021’s news with our digest of daily updated headlines about the business, regulation and campaigns around UK fracking, shale, and onshore oil and gas.
Biscathorpe oil carbon intensity below UK onshore average– Union Jack
One of the backers of plans for long-term production in the Lincolnshire Wolds has said the carbon intensity of oil from the site would be below the UK onshore average.
Biscathorpe oil production plan “completely at odds” with local area, says Conservative MP
The Conservative MP who represents Biscathorpe in Lincolnshire has objected to proposals by Egdon Resources for long-term oil production in the village.
DRILL OR DROP? 